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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 19-04-2010
Symbol CFEOM3A
Location 16q24.3
HGNC id 3654
Name congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles, 3
Corresponding gene TUBB3
Other symbol(s) CFEOM3
Main clinical features
  • characterized by a non-progressive eye movement disorder with variable expression of bilateral ptosis and restrictive external ophthalmoplegia potentially resulting from a developmental absence of the superior division of the oculomotor nerve
  • asymmetrical, variably penetrant congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder leading to secondary extraocular muscles atrophy (Demer 2010)
  • associated with developmental delay, corpus callosum agenesis, and basal ganglia dysmorphisms in any cases (Tischfield 2010)
  • asymmetrical blepharoptosis, limited vertical duction, variable ophthalmoplegia, exotropia, and paradoxical abduction in infraduction (PMID: 20393110))
  • MRI demonstrated variable, asymmetrical levator palpebrae superioris and superior rectus EOM atrophy that correlated with blepharoptosis, deficient supraduction, and small orbital motor nerve (PMID: 20393110))
  • variable hypoplasia that correlated with duction deficit, ophthalmoplegia occurred only when the subarachnoid width of CN3 was <1.9 mm (PMID: 20393110))
  • Genetic determination autosomal dominant
    Function/system disorder eye
    Type disease
    Remark(s)